SB 171 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.

Summary

Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish, through a public-private partnership, the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2017

Committee Review

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Feb 2018

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2018

Governor

Introduced Dec 28, 2017 Last action Mar 14, 2018

Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 28, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

legislature

Feb 27, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Passed by for the day

legislature

Feb 19, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB171E

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Amendments by Senator Stanley agreed to

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Amended

Amendment by Senator Hanger withdrawn

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Passed by temporarily

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Legislature · Passed

Committee amendment #1 agreed to

legislature

Feb 13, 2018

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

legislature

Dec 28, 2017

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

legislature

Dec 28, 2017

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101389D

legislature

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor